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Long Range Weather Forecasts: Valuable or Valueless?
Allan C. Eustis, NOAA/NESDIS, Silver Spring, MD
The trend toward the broadcast of specific one week and beyond precipitation/temperature forecasts for individual cities appears on the rise. Are we really getting more accurate with these far out prognostications or is this another case of never learning from the past?
The author will provide some historical context to long range weather gazing. A relevant viewer disclaimer for long range weather fortune tellers; caveat emptor !
Session 6, Science vs. Entertainment and Management vs. Audience Expectation: Part II
Thursday, 28 June 2001, 10:10 AM-11:40 AM
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